Vehicle fire blocks Hwy 97 traffic in Vernon

Vehicle fire blocks Hwy 97 traffic in Vernon

Motorists travelling into Vernon Sunday evening hit a brief detour after a vehicle caught fire on Highway 97. RCMP and Vernon Fire Rescue Services were called to the incident at 7:30 p.m. July 19, blocking a southbound lane on hospital hill. Southbound traffic was briefly detoured around the incident, in front of Jim’s Place Pizza and the Tel-A-Frend Motel. “Vernon Fire Rescue quickly extinguished the fire and the vehicle was towed,” said RCMP C…